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American Government 2e

Chapter 5

American Government 2eChapter 5

1.

C

3.

D

5.

B

7.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination in employment based on race, color, national origin, religion, and sex and created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to investigate discrimination and enforce the provisions of the bill. It also prohibited segregation in public accommodations and encouraged integration in education.

9.

C

11.

D

13.

Both groups lost their ancestral lands to White people who also attempted to destroy their culture. Both groups also suffer high levels of poverty and unemployment today. Most Native American tribes are allowed to govern themselves, but so far Native Hawaiians are not.

15.

B

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